Parkway structure for brooder-coops.



C. S. RIGGIN &J.1. LANOUE.

PARKWAY STRUCTURE FOR BROODER COOPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3 1916.

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PARKWAY STRUCTURE FOR BROODER COOPS.

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PARKWAY STRUCTURE FOR BROODER COOPS. APPLICATION FILED MAY s, 1916.

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PARKWAY STRUCTURE FoR RRooDER cooRs.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1916.

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CHARLIE S. EIGGIN ANI) JAMES .'r. LAivoUE, 0E KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS,` Assienons To THE JAMES II. WATSON coMrANY,'IncoRPoRATED, 0E BRADLEY, ILLINOIS, A' Con- PORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PARKWAY STRUCTURE FOR BROODER-COOPS.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLIE S. RIGGIN and JAMES J. LANGUE, citizens of the United States, residing at Kankakee, in the county of Kankakee and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Parkway Structures for Brooder- Coops, of which the following is a specilication.

Our invention relates to improvements in parkway structures for brooder coops.

One of the objects of our invention is to provide a portable, knock-down structure that is strong and durable when erected and which may be quickly folded into a compact package when collapsed.

Another object of our invention is to provide a latch that may be used to hold the interfolded members of our structure together and which may also serve as means for connecting and holding the parkway structure, when the parts are assembled and erected, to the coop .with which it is designed to be associated.

Another obj ect of our invention is to provide separable means thatmay quickly be applied for hingedly connecting the parkway structures to a coop whereby said structure may be turned on such hinge so as to rest upon the coop, when temporarily out of use. i

Another object of our invention is generally to improve structures of this character.

@ther and further objects of our invention will become readily apparent, to persons skilled in the art, from a consideration of the following description when taken in conjunction with the drawings, wherein Figure 1 is an isometric perspective view of the erected structure and a coop with which it is to be associated. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View of the same, showing the parkway structure in dotted lines as it will appear when inverted and resting upon the coop. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line3f3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a section taken on line 1 4 of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the latch showing its use for connecting the parkway structure to the coop. Fig. 6 is a View of the top panel showing the front and side panels folded thereunder, and showing in dotted lines the opposite side panels in their posi- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 3, 1916.

Patented ang.. 29, 19116. Serial No. 95,017.

tions in the process of being folded. Fig. 7 1s a section taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 1s an enlargedplan view of a portion of the top panel of the structure showing its manner of connection to the coop. Fig. 9 1s a section taken on line' 9--9 of Fig. 2, showing the manner of connecting the front panel to the side panels of the structure. Fig. 10 is a perspective view'l of a fragment of the front panel and one of the side panels.

In all the views the same reference characters are employed to indicate similar parts.

In the structure there are four wire fabric panels, two side panels, 15 and 16, an end panel 17 and a top panel 18. Each of the panels consists of the frame inclosing a wire cloth sheet and each of the panels is properly hinged to the frame constituting a part of the top panel, the frame of which substantially incloses the other panels of the structure when folded. The frame 19 of the top panel consists of four frame members 20, 21, 22 and 23, the member 23 being somewhat narrower than those on either side and the front Aand being located in' the ,rear of the panel. Each frame member consists of a strip providing two parallel portions 241 and 25, produced by bending the strip longitudinally back upon itself, the member 24 being somewhat wider than member 25 and from which is formed an inwardly directed flange portion 26, overlying the salient upper edge of the member 25. The parallel parts 24- and 25 are spaced apart sufficiently to permit the marginal edge of the wire cloth 1S to be inserted therebetween, thereby providing a selvage for the wire cloth and a means for more securely holding it to the frame.

'Ihe front panel 17 is provided with a frame consisting of four members, the top member 27 consisting of a strip bent upon itself providing a longer outside member 28 and a shorter innervmember 29, and an interfolded member 30 to provide a smooth edge at the fold between the members 29 and 30. The fabric 17 is contained in the space between the members 28 and 30. The bottom frame member 31 of the front panel is made in substantially the same manner and the side frame members 32 and 33, which are connected at their ends to the respective top and bottom members of the frame, are somewhat narrower and are out-turned at right angles to the panel to provide a flange 34. A rod passes through the downturned ianges 24 of the top frame 20 and at its end it is bent at right angles, substantially as shown at 36, to hold it in place. The front panel 17 is hinged to the rod 35 by means of clips 37 that are secured to the upper frame member 29, as by rivets 38 or otherwise. The front panel 17 will swing freely on the rod 35. The upper edges of the panels 15 and 16 are contained between the downturned flanges 24-24 of the panel frame 20 and the front panel 17. Each of the side panels 15 and 16 are provided with marginal frames, the upper members of which 39 are similar in effect to the upper member 27 of the frame of the front panel, and they are each provided with hinge clips 40 secured thereto, as by rivets 41 or otherwise. These clips overlie rods 42 upon which the respective panels are thereby hinged. The front end of each of the rods 42 is bent at an angle, as at 43, and then passes through the vertical portions 24 and 25 of the frame 20 of the top panel. The offset 43 is for a purpose to be hereinafter more fully described. The vertical front members 44 of the frames of the side panels 15 and 16 are bent into the form of a channel, as at 45, the terminal edges 46 being bent back into the channel to hold the wire fabric in place. The flanges 34, which project outwardly from the front panel, lie within the respective channels when the panels are in vertical position and the parts are then held together by the catches 47, which are pivoted to the frame of the front panel 17, as at 48. /Vhen these catches are swung to an angle of 90 degrees upon their pivots 48, the front panel 17 is thereby permitted to swing upon the r-od 35, inwardly, to lie within the frame of the top panel, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, after which the panels 15 and 16 are swung inwardly as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6, thus compacting the four panels into a relatively small compass.

Secured to the frame members 19 and 21 of the top are projecting hinge ears 50 provided with perforations 51. Through these ears and through the frame members 19 and 21, respectively, the rods 42 pass, and are bent over at their outer ends to hold them securely in place. The rods 42 before passing through their supports are each bent at an angle, as at 43, so that the respective panels may be permitted to move outwardly by the concentric movement of the rod 42 around its pivotal point, at the termination of the crank portion 43 in the frame members to permit the side panels to be conp veniently folded over each other and folded over the end panel to lie more closely in nested relation. The side panels are provided each with upper and lower frame members 39 and 52 which inclose the respective top and bottom margins of the wire fabrics 15 and 16.

A coop 55, substantially such as disclosed in an application of Charlie S. Riggin, filed April 26, 1916, Serial No. 93,574, entitled Brood coops, is provided with a front bead or roll 56 in its top oi cover and vertical rolls 57, on either side. To attach the parkway structure to the coop, it is only necessary to insert a rod 58 through the ears 50 on the parkway structure, and through the roll 56. This forms a hinge upon which the parkway structure may bodily be rotated to occupy a position on top of the coop 55 as shown clearly in dotted lines in Fig. 2. This is a very convenient means of disposing of the parkway structure during a portion of the day when it is desirable that the small members of the brood are to have a larger range than that afforded by the parkway structure.

The side members 19 and 21 are held in association near their bottom edges with the coop 55 by the clips 59, which partly en* circle the vertical beads or rolls 57, on either side of the coop, and which are secured to the vertical frame members of the respective panels. with an F shaped slot loosely held in place by the rivet 61. When the clips 59 are in place, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, with the rivet in the second vertical slot 62, the curved part 63, of the clip, partially embraces the roll 57 of the coop and firmly holds it in position. To remove the clip 59, it is only necessary to lift it so that it will slide in the vertical slot 62, with reference to the rivet 61 and then it is drawn forwardly until the rivet occupies a position in the i'ear portion 64 of the slot 60, when the curved end 63 may be moved laterally from engagement with the bead 57. The front portion of the slot 65 is used to include the rivet, as shown in Fig. 7, when the clip is intended to engage the edges of the side panels, to hold the parts together, in folded relation.

A door 66 is slidable in a frame 67 made around the proper opening in the panel 18. The hand of the attendant may be inserted thro-ugh the door 66 to adjust the door of the coop, with which the parkway structure is associated, without the necessity of distnrbing the position of the parkway.

Having described our invention, what we claim is 1. A structure of the character described comprising a top panel inclosed within a frame, and two side panels and an end panel, hinged to the respective sides of the top panel, inside the frame, and foldable thereinto; rods passing through opposite mem bers of the frame and offset throughout their portion intermediate the frame to which Each of the clips 59 is provided offset portion the side panels are hinged permitting lateral bodily movement of the side panels to fold over the end panel.

2. A structure of the character described comprising` a top panel having a relatively deep frame; side panels hinged therein, each inclosed within a frame, the end members of which frame are inwardly facing channels; an end panel hinged within the top frame, having side frame members provided with outwardly facing, angularly disposed flanges, for inclusion within said channels, and clips to hold the flanged frame members within the channel frame members, after the structure has been erected.

3. A structure of the character described, comprising a top panel 'having a relatively deep frame; side panels hinged therein to fold thereinto, each inclosed within a frame, the end members of which are formed into inwardly facing channels; an end panel, hinged within the top frame, having side frame members which are provided with outwardly facing, angularly disposed flanges, for inclusion each within one of said channels; clips to hold the flanged frame members; within the channels, after the structure has been erected, and clips provided on opposite vertical edges of the side panels to hold the structure in engagement with a coop, with which it is to be associated.

e. A structure of the character described comprising a top panel having a relatively deep frame; three side members hinged to said top panel, foldable within the frame; means to hold the members in vertical position, when unfolded, and perforated ears eX- tending rearwardly from the top frame constituting hinge members between which to contain cooperating hinge members of then o coop and a pintle rod for engagement with said hinge members, whereby said structure may be rotated upon the hinge to occupy a position upon the coop.

5. In combination with a parkway strucat ture of the character described, of a coop, having a longitudinally extending roll on its front upper edge; cooperating hinge members on the confronting opposite edges of said structure, and a separable rod for to slidable engagement with said roll and hinge members whereby said structure may be turned on the hinge, so formed, into an inverted position to rest upon said coop.

6. In combination with a parkway struc- 5a ture, of the character described, of a coop having a longitudinally extending roll on its front upper edge; cooperating perforate ears, comprising hinge members, extending from the confronting opposite edges of said to structure to include the roll therebetween and a separable rod, for slidable engagement with said roll and ears, whereby said structure may be turned on the hinge, so formed,

into an inverted position on said coop, and e5 CHARLE S. RIGGIN. JAMES J. LANGUE.

In the presence of- Mrs. GEO. COULOMB, AURORA RUEL.

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